• adarza@lemmy.ca
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    5 hours ago

    it used to be less-so; back when confirmations needed at least some support from the minority party to get confirmed, and nominations were more moderate as a result of that higher bar.

    • ClassStruggle@lemmy.ml
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      3 hours ago

      It never has been, not long after the 14th amendment was ratified SCOTUS ruled in favor of corporations being people, exactly the same way they did Citizens United